Four Maoists were killed in an encounter with the security forces in insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Bastar early on Wednesday morning.
“An encounter took place near Dabbakunna village of Dantewada between the Maoists and the joint forces of the District Reserve Guard, the Special Task Force and the Central Reserve Police Force today morning.
Four bodies in Maoist uniform were recovered from the spot of the encounter,” according to Inspector General of Police (IGP) ,Bastar region, S R P Kalluri.
The security forces also recovered eight weapons from the dead Maoists including four rifles.
According to Kalluri, two out of four Maoists were identified as CPI (Maoist) 26th platoon commander Madkami Deve and Katekalyaan area committee member of the CPI (Maoist) Massa who was also an accused in the Jheeram Ghati attack on the Congress party convoy in 2013 in Bastar.